Lykke Li discography

Lykke Li discography
Li performing at Peace & Love in Borlänge, Sweden, July 2011
Studio albums	3
Music videos	10
EPs	3
Singles	13

Lykke Li is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Her discography consists of three studio albums, three extended plays (EPs), thirteen singles (including two as a featured artist), and ten music videos. Eager to pursue a music career, Li began working with producer Björn Yttling of Swedish indie rock band Peter Bjorn and John when she was 19.^[1][2] The sessions resulted in her debut EP Little Bit, which she released on her own label LL Recordings in 2007.^[1][3] The release garnered attention from indie pop and mainstream publications in Sweden, while its title track peaked at number 20 on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart.^[3][4] Li soon released her debut studio album, Youth Novels (2008), which peaked at number three on the Swedish albums chart and spawned three more singles, including her second chart entry "I'm Good, I'm Gone".^[4] She then signed with Atlantic Records to distribute her releases worldwide.^[3] Youth Novels received widespread critical praise, but sales were poor.^[5][6]

Li appeared on American hip hop group N.A.S.A.'s single "Gifted" in 2009,^[5] and penned and recorded the song "Possibility" for the soundtrack of The Twilight Saga: New Moon later that year.^[7] Her second studio album Wounded Rhymes (2011) received similar critical success as Youth Novels, while adopting a darker sound.^[8][9] The album peaked at number two in Sweden and was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF).^[10] It also reached the top 20 on the album charts of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Norway.^[11][12] Wounded Rhymes' second single, "I Follow Rivers", is Li's best performing single to date; it reached the top five on multiple charts and peaked at number one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) and Germany,^[13] and earned certifications in Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. Li's third studio album I Never Learn (2014) showcased a more melancholic sound compared to her previous releases,^[14] and was named one of the best albums of 2014 by several American music publications.^[15]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[lower-alpha 1]										Certifications	Sales
		SWE [4]	AUT [16]	BEL (Fl) [17]	FRA [18]	DEU [19]	IRL [20]	NLD [21]	CHE [22]	UK [23]	USA [11]
Youth Novels	Released: 30 January 2008 (SWE)[24] Label: LL Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	3	—	56	143	—	75	75	—	112	—		USA: 106,000[25]
Wounded Rhymes	Released: 28 February 2011 (UK)[26] Label: LL, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	2	53	53	73	42	16	47	38	37	36	GLF: Gold[10]	USA: 97,000[25]
I Never Learn	Released: 6 May 2014 (Worldwide)[27] Label: LL, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	2	50	54	60	43	17	60	25	33	29
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Album details
Little Bit[28][29]	Released: 24 September 2007 (SWE)[28] Label: LL Formats: CD, digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2008[30]	Released: 24 July 2008 (USA)[30] Label: LL Formats: Digital download
iTunes Session[31][32]	Released: 29 August 2011 (SWE)[31] Label: LL Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions[lower-alpha 1]										Certifications	Album
		SWE [4]	AUT [16]	BEL (Fl) [17]	DNK [33]	FRA [18]	DEU [34]	IRL [35]	NLD [21]	CHE [22]	UK [36]
"Little Bit"	2007	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Little Bit / Youth Novels
"I'm Good, I'm Gone"	2008	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	152		Youth Novels
"Tonight"[37]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Breaking It Up"[38]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gifted"[39] (N.A.S.A. featuring Kanye West, Santigold & Lykke Li)	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Spirit of Apollo
"Get Some"[40]	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Wounded Rhymes
"I Follow Rivers"	2011	44	2	1	40	4	1	2	2	2	—	BEA: 2× Platinum[41] BVMI: 5× Gold[42] IFPI DNK: Gold[43] IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[44] SNEP: Platinum[45]
"Sadness Is a Blessing"[46]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Youth Knows No Pain"[47]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I'm Waiting Here"[48] (David Lynch featuring Lykke Li)	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Big Dream
"Du är den ende"[49]	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Tommy OST
"No Rest for the Wicked"		—	—	—	—	161	—	—	—	—	—		I Never Learn
"No One Ever Loved"[50]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Fault in Our Stars OST
"Gunshot"[51]		—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	126		I Never Learn
"Never Gonna Love Again"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions[lower-alpha 1]				Album
		SWE [4]	FRA [18]	UK [52]	USA [53]
"Possibility"[lower-alpha 2]	2009	59	166	133	120	The Twilight Saga: New Moon OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Album appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Until We Bleed"[54]	2008	Kleerup	Kleerup
"Knocked Up" (Lykke Li vs. Rodeo Remix)[55]		Kings of Leon	"Use Somebody" — Single
"Little Bit"[56]	2009	Drake	So Far Gone
"Gifted"[57]		N.A.S.A., Kanye West, Santigold	The Spirit of Apollo
"Miss It So Much"[58]		Röyksopp	Junior
"Were You Ever Wanted"[59]
"Leaving You Behind"[60]		Amanda Blank	I Love You
"I'm Good, I'm Gone" (Black Kids Remix)[61]		N/A	Sorority Row (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Possibility"[7]		N/A	The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Get Some"[62]	2011	N/A	Grey's Anatomy, Vol. 4
"Get Some"[63]	2012	N/A	The Vow (Music from the Motion Picture)
"A New Name to Go By"[64]		Deportees	Islands & Shores
"Black Tin Box"[65]		Miike Snow	Happy to You
"Come Near"[66]		N/A	Ingrid Volym 1
"Silver Springs"[67]		N/A	Just Tell Me That You Want Me
"I'm Waiting Here" [48]	2013	David Lynch	The Big Dream
"Du är den ende"[68]	2014	N/A	"Du är den ende (Music from the Motion Picture "Tommy")" — Single
"No One Ever Loved"[69]		N/A	The Fault In Our Stars (Music from the Motion Picture)
"The Troubles"		U2	Songs of Innocence
"No Rest for the Wicked" (Robin Schulz Edit)		Robin Schulz	Prayer
"Come Find Me"	2015	Emile Haynie, Romy Madley Croft (from The xx)	We Fall
"Never Let You Down"		Woodkid	The Divergent Series: Insurgent – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Little Bit"	2008	Mattias Montero[70][71]
"I'm Good, I'm Gone"
"Breaking It Up"		Sarah Chatfield[72]
"Tonight"	2009	Christian Haag[73]
"Possibility"	2010	Marcus Palmqvist and Frode Fjerdingstad[74]
"Get Some"		Johan Söderberg[75]
"I Follow Rivers"	2011	Tarik Saleh[76][77][78][79]
"Sadness Is a Blessing"
"I Never Learn"	2014
"Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone"
"No Rest for the Wicked"
"Gunshot"		Fleur & Manu[80]
"Never Gonna Love Again"	2015	Philippe Tempelman

Notes

1. The Country codes used are per the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 standard. A complete list of the codes and their corresponding counties can be found here. The United Kingdom is an exception here, listed as "UK" instead of "GBR" (UK is an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code listed under Exceptional reservations).
2. "Possibility" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[53]

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External links

• Official website
• Lykke Li discography at AllMusic
• Lykke Li discography at Discogs
• Lykke Li discography at MusicBrainz